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"Kat," Daemon snapped, impatient

"Sorry" I moved past him, careful not to touch any of his exposed skin, and went into the living roo in front of me, he planted his hands on his hips I took a deep breath "I saw Bethany today"

Daemon’s head jerked to the side and he blinked once, then twice "What?"

"Dawson’s girl--"

"I knohat you said," he interrupted h his tousled hair For a moment I was a bit distracted by the way the muscles in his arms and shoulders rippled Focus "How can you be sure it was her, Kat? You’ve never seen her"

"I’ve seen her et" I sat down, rubbing my hands over my knees "It was her"

"Holy shit" Dae his hands between his legs "Where did you see her?"

I watched the confusion lining his face and I wanted nothing more than to comfort him somehow "At the post office after school"

"And you waited until now to tell hed under his breath "Because you were training with Bilbo Baggins and you had to wait until he left to talk tomy knees, I jerked my chin Dae shocked by what I saw and the training sessions weren’t nearly as i you now"

He nodded curtly and returned to staring at the Christo that we’d put it up "Man, I don’t…I don’t even knohat to say Beth’s alive?"

I nodded, pressing hn She’s with the DOD They’d pulled over on the side of the road and the car door had opened That’s how I saw thery"

Daeazes locked Tih his eyes, turning thereen to a dark, stor at--the second that his entire world ca that Dawson had healed Bethany, and then ju because of the DOD rather than the Aru that by healing edhe’d told us about the DOD and their search for mutated humans

Daemon was smart

He shot to his feet and within seconds, he was out of his huht flared a shade of red-white as he pinged across the roo the bulbs on the Christht with fury The DOD is responsible for this?

Hearing Daeet accustomed to, and out of habit I answered verbally "I don’t know, Daemon, but that’s not the worst part of this Hoould the DOD knohat happened between Dawson and Bethany unless…?"

Unless soht pulsed and a blast of heat filled the room But Dawson didn’t even tellhappened Hoould anyone know? Unless someone had seen them other than me, suspected what happened, and betrayed us…

I nodded, not even sure if he was looking at me or not All I could see was his for It had to be someone who knew, and that probably really limits the pool of suspects"

Several moments passed and the temperature in the room continued to rise I need to knoho betrayed us Then I’ll make them wish they’d never landed on this planet

Eyes wide, I stood and pushed up the sleeves of ht flickered I hear you

More proof that our connection hadn’t gone anywhere I know you’re hell-bent on revenge, but most importantly, what if Dawson is still alive?

Daemon drifted over to me, and tiny beads of sweat broke out on my forehead Then I don’t know if I should be happy or sad He’d be alive, but where? The DOD has him, and if that’s the case, what kind of life has he had? For two years? His next words sounded choked, even withinto hiht I’m sorry, Daemon I’m really sorry But if he’s alive, then he’s alive I reached out, placing ht pulsed erratically then calht?

Yes, yes it does Then he stepped back, and a second later he was in his human form "I need to find out if my brother is alive--and if he’s not…" He looked away, jaorking "I need to kno and why he died It’s obvious why they would want Beth, butrasped ?"

He turned"What is this?"

"Huh?" I glanced down, and my heart stuttered A deep, purplish bruise circled rabbed edmine "Are you sure that’s what happened, because I swear if it’s not, you tell h and an eye roll for extra benefit There was no doubt interrible to Blake even though it was an accident There were no shades of gray with him "Yes, Daemon, that’s all that happened Geez"